12 hours after this episode aired live, Miss Kilgallen was found dead in her bed, death apparently caused by a mixture of alcohol and barbiturates. The circumstances are still open for debate in some circles. Was it an accidental overdose? Was it a suicide? Was it a murder? The amount of barbiturate in her system was small enough to suggest an accident.
Owing to her open criticism of the Warren Commission and other US government entities, and her association with Jack Ruby and recent interview with him, some speculate that she was murdered by members of the same alleged conspiracy against JFK.
There was no evidence of a break-in or a struggle in Kilgallen's bedroom. Her autopsy does not suggest evidence of homicide; however, her death certificate cites the cause of death as "undetermined."
Owing to her open criticism of the Warren Commission and other US government entities, and her association with Jack Ruby and recent interview with him, some speculate that she was murdered by members of the same alleged conspiracy against JFK.
There was no evidence of a break-in or a struggle in Kilgallen's bedroom. Her autopsy does not suggest evidence of homicide; however, her death certificate cites the cause of death as "undetermined."